If a player is the #1 seed going into top 8 but gets eliminated in the first round, do they receive 3rd place prizing based on the final pairings display, or should they receive 5th-8th place prizing based on their actual top 8 elimination?

Ruling: Players should receive prizing based on when they are eliminated in the top cut, not based on what the automated system displays. If eliminated in the first round of top 8, they receive 5th-8th place prizing.

Sequence:

• Run the top cut bracket normally
• Award prizes based on actual elimination round (quarterfinals = 5th-8th, semifinals = 3rd-4th, finals = 1st-2nd)
• Ignore the automated system's placement calculations which are currently incorrect

Nuances:

• The automated system currently has a bug where it applies Swiss tiebreakers (with GW% and OMW% in wrong order) to top cut results, causing incorrect final placements to display
• This can result in undefeated players showing as 2nd place or players outside top 8 appearing in 8th place
• Tournament organizers should manually override the system's prizing recommendations